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This is my first ever attempt at mapping. I used this map to learn hammer. I hope you enjoy this not too hard puzzle and I would love to hear comments and suggestions. Enjoy!!

Map Update#3 (Some gameplay changes)

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Hi, I just played through the map and I have to say I have no idea how you intended each of the map objects to function. (What was the purpose of cube, faith plate, buttons, etc... ?) I don't know how you intended it to be solved, but the way I solved it was by first portaling the panels on the left wall and a panel across the acid rivery area. Then I grabbed the discouragement cube and jumped through my portal, getting me to the other side. I then used the cube to bring up the stairway (portal wall and ceiling) and jumped onto the stairway. I put the one cube on the second button, then took the other cube and put it on and off the first button. Then I just rode the blue funnel to victory.

I would hazard a guess that this is not the solution you intended, however... My advice would be try not to give the player more than he needs to complete the puzzle and try to make sure there aren't shortcuts to your puzzle (i.e. deviations from the intended solution that cut out significant portions of the puzzle).

I completed the level and find the portal surface above the water and the faith plate to be of no use. Maybe it's not your intended solution...

The first part was really easy in my opinion, getting the two bridges to appear i mean, i did everything it was suppose to be, though i noticed the shortcut too(shooting a portal on the wall on the left to get to the other side)
But my main problem was with the things you had to do once you crossed the bridges. The faith plate was completely for nothing except killing you maybe. The wall on the left that rotates does nothing good either except maybe saving your life after stepping on the faith plate. And that the button activates a very very small plate somewhere in the air should have someone been hinted at.

Also there was a small bug. In order to get to the exit the funnel needs to be blue, however once i activated the button on the island near the faith plate it became red again. I needed to step on the first funnel button again to turn it blue again.

simply fling to the end...

Its a good map but it needs a checkpoint.

Kibate wrote:
The wall on the left that rotates does nothing good either except maybe saving your life after stepping on the faith plate..

It does lots of good...

Spoiler
when you place a block on that button to rotate the platform up to save you from the faith plate, it also rotates a platform in a tiny alcove way above the faith plate. If you portal on that, then faith plate and portal on the rotated platform it will fling you to the exit. So, yeah it does do some good. You also need to use it(vertically) to get either cube to the center platform with the faith plate to put on the button.

Vandread83 wrote:
Kibate wrote:
The wall on the left that rotates does nothing good either except maybe saving your life after stepping on the faith plate..

It does lots of good...

Spoiler
when you place a block on that button to rotate the platform up to save you from the faith plate, it also rotates a platform in a tiny alcove way above the faith plate. If you portal on that, then faith plate and portal on the rotated platform it will fling you to the exit. So, yeah it does do some good. You also need to use it(vertically) to get either cube to the center platform with the faith plate to put on the button.

I believe he has got the correct intended solution. After reading the comments from others, I agree that there is a shortcut to solving the puzzle that I didnt think of while creating the puzzle

Spoiler
you can portal back to the platform with beam and just use the beam to the exit using the portal panel up high above the faith plate
. Can you guys suggest a way to prevent user from doing that

Recorded my solution, which I think is the intended solution, but who knows.

My Walkthrough for Completion

video is unavailable.....

I am uploading the a recorded walkthrough of the map....will update the post when available.

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